Dear members of the Marcellin family One of the aspects of our life that so many of us are missing right now is live theatre. It’s funny how a trip to the theatre can really stimulate your senses and focus your mind on very important issues. This is what good theatre should do of course and it is why a vibrant and flourishing Arts culture is so vital to any healthy society. It should confront and expose as well Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin family It was with real sadness that I learnt of the recent death of the renowned educationalist and author Sir Ken Robinson. It was many years ago that I first watched a TED Talk given by Sir Ken called How to escape education’s death valley. While it had an American context, to this day it remains one of most influential professional learning experiences I have ever had. It drew me Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin family In a recent edition of his Red Hand Files newsletter, Australian musician Nick Cave made some thought provoking comments in relation to “political correctness” and “cancel culture”. Political correctness is a term that’s been around for a while but cancel culture is a relatively new expression (to me anyway) which has a particular voice on social media. The two seem to be related in the sense that cancel culture Read more…
Dear members of the Marist family Last Thursday, 6 August marked a rather unusual combination of things to commemorate – Catholics celebrated the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord, and the whole world reflected on the 75th anniversary of the first ever dropping of an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Could you possibly get two more disparate events? I had the opportunity to visit the city of Hiroshima in July 2014 and Read more…
Dear Members of the Marcellin Family As we move into the Stage 4 Lockdown, I would like to take this opportunity to extend my best wishes to all families. I hope and pray that you not only remain safe and well, but are able to navigate successfully these new circumstances we find ourselves in. For our part here at the College, we aim to continue to work in partnership with you to provide the best Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin Family This week we reached the halfway point of Melbourne’s second lockdown. As many people have noted, it seems quite different this time. For one thing, we are doing it on our own this time as opposed to the national response in April and May. There is also the immense disappointment of being in this situation again when most of us were probably of the view that we had, to Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin Family This week we reached the halfway point of Melbourne’s second lockdown. As many people have noted, it seems quite different this time. For one thing, we are doing it on our own this time as opposed to the national response in April and May. There is also the immense disappointment of being in this situation again when most of us were probably of the view that we had, to Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin Family This week we reached the halfway point of Melbourne’s second lockdown. As many people have noted, it seems quite different this time. For one thing, we are doing it on our own this time as opposed to the national response in April and May. There is also the immense disappointment of being in this situation again when most of us were probably of the view that we had, to Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin Family This week we reached the halfway point of Melbourne’s second lockdown. As many people have noted, it seems quite different this time. For one thing, we are doing it on our own this time as opposed to the national response in April and May. There is also the immense disappointment of being in this situation again when most of us were probably of the view that we had, to Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin Family This week we reached the halfway point of Melbourne’s second lockdown. As many people have noted, it seems quite different this time. For one thing, we are doing it on our own this time as opposed to the national response in April and May. There is also the immense disappointment of being in this situation again when most of us were probably of the view that we had, Read more…